A thief who broke into a car died after being given a severe beating by two brothers, Birmingham Crown Court was told.

Osman Jabber (23) and Saqib Jabber (20) have both denied the manslaughter of 34-year-old Tariq Rashid.

They, along with Saiqa Ajaib (27), Intkhab Alam (36) and Abdul Jabba (52), have also pleaded not guilty to doing an act intended to pervert the course of justice.

Anthony Barker QC, prosecuting, said the victim, a married father-of-two from Small Heath, was a drug addict who stole from cars.

He said the defendants, who were effectively all members of the same family, lived at an address in Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock, and in August 2004 spotted Mr Rashid on CCTV breaking into one of their cars.

The Jabber brothers and possibly others, he said, went to where the vehicle was parked. Mr Barker said they pulled Mr Rashid out of the car and gave him a severe beating.

Mr Rashid died later the same day. A post-mortem examination revealing he had suffered a serious fracture to his skull which had caused internal bleeding.